Date:	Thu, 13 Sep 2001 11:23:17 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	dima 3141596 <dima AT rts-ukraine DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: addressing question
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On Thu, 13 Sep 2001, dima 3141596 wrote:

> I have 2 pointers:
>  char *seg1, *seg2;
> 
> How can I make that  any operation like on *seg1='1'; was addressed by
> ES register and
>  *seg2='2'; by DS ?

You can't, not with DJGPP: ES and DS are segment registers, and in 
protected mode they can only be loaded with valid segment selectors, not 
with any arbitrary number.  If you load a value that is not a valid 
selector, your program will get a GPF and crash.

Why do you need to do that, anyway?

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